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{{Short description|American swimmer (born 1978)}}
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| name           = Nate Dusing
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| fullname       = Nathaniel James Dusing 
| nicknames      = "Nate"
| national_team  = {{USA}}
| strokes        = [[Freestyle swimming|Freestyle]], [[medley swimming|individual medley]], [[butterfly swimming|butterfly]]
| club           = [[Cincinnati Marlins]]
| spouse         = Michelle Wickwire
| collegeteam    = [[Texas Longhorns swimming and diving|University of Texas]]
| coach          = Ken Stopkotte (Marlins)<br />[[Eddie Reese]] (U. Texas)
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|25|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Villa Hills, Kentucky]], U.S.
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| height         = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|183|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's swimming}}
{{MedalCountry | the United States}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
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{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Aquatics Championships|World Championships (LC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships|2005 Montreal]] | [[Swimming at the 2005 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships|2003 Barcelona]] | [[Swimming at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships|2001 Fukuoka]] | [[Swimming at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|World Championships (SC)]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2004 Indianapolis]] | 4×100 m freestyle}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|Pan Pacific Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|1997 Fukuoka]] | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100 m medley]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships|2002 Yokohama]] | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay|4×100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalSilver | 2002 Yokohama | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay|4×200 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 1997 Fukuoka | [[1997 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100 m butterfly]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 2002 Yokohama | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 100 metre freestyle|100 m freestyle]]}}
{{MedalBronze | 2002 Yokohama | [[2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships – Men's 200 metre freestyle|200 m freestyle]]}}
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'''Nathaniel James Dusing''' (born November 25, 1978) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] for the University of Texas, a 2000 and 2004 Olympic medalist, and a world champion.

==Early swimming==
Nate Dusing was born one of four children to Jim and Judy Dusing in Villa Hills, Kentucky, on November 25, 1978.<ref>"Player of the Week, Nate Dusing", ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', 1 March 1996, pg. 11</ref>  While living in Villa Hills, Dusing began swimming for the nearby Cincinnati Marlins around the age of eight and continued with the team through High School when he was coached by Ken Stopkotte.<ref>"Schmidt, Neil, Olympic Plunge," ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'', Cincinnati, Ohio, 3 March 1996, pg. 25</ref>  At 12, he won the American Swimming Coaches Association Achievement Award for the fastest mile recorded for a 12-year old.  The award recognized Dusing as a potential future Olympian, and he was invited to swim for a week in August, 1992, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.<ref name=Dusing>"Nate Dusing", ''The Cincinnati Post'', Cincinnati, Ohio, 2 June 1992, pg. 61</ref>  Dusing won six swimming state championships for [[Covington Catholic High School]] competing for Coach Steve Durkee,<ref>"Queenan, Bob, 5 Youths, to Live Out Their Dreams, Demling, Jody, CovCath Swimmer Sets National Mark", ''The Courier Journal'', Louisville, Kentucky, 23 February 1997, pg. 19</ref> before graduating in 1997.  A talented and focused student, Dusing graduated Covington Catholic with a 3.5 grade point average.<ref name=Dusing/><ref name=CovCath>{{cite news|title=CovCath's Meyer breaks 28-year-old record|first=Marc|last=Hardin|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|publisher=Gannett Company|date=February 15, 2015|access-date=February 3, 2019|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/kentucky-high-school/2015/02/15/covcaths-meyer-breaks-year-old-record/23474339/|quote=Now that Meyer has erased Ryan's record, the oldest boys' regional standards belong to two-time Olympic medalist Nate Dusing, who swam for CovCath. Dusing still holds two regional marks, the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke, both set in 1997.}}</ref><ref name=CC>{{cite magazine|title=Alumni Spotlight|magazine=The Covington Catholic Journal|publisher=Covington Catholic High School|location=Park Hills, Kentucky|date=Spring 2008|page=11|url=https://www.covcath.org/uploaded/08_Alumni/spring_journal.pdf#page=11|format=PDF}}</ref>  As a high school Junior, Dusing held the regional records of 1:41.89 in the 200 freestyle and of 4:36.37 in the 500 freestyle.<ref>"Demling, Jody, St. X, Sacred Heart Expected to Repeat", ''The Courier-Journal'', Louisville, Kentucky, 15 February 1996, pg. 45</ref><ref name=CC/> Dusing also swam for the

===National high school record===
On February 21, 1997, in a preliminary round, Dusing set a national high school record at the Kentucky High School Swimming State Championships in the 100-yard butterfly of 47.10 breaking the previous high school national mark of 47.6 by .5 seconds.  Dusing earned All America status for his achievement and became the first swimmer from Kentucky to set a National High School record of this type.<ref>"Gramke, Chris, Local Swimmers and Wrestlers capture State Championship Titles", ''The Boone County Recorder,'' Burlington, Kentucky, 27 February 1997</ref>   His 100-yard Butterfly time would stand as the national high school record until 2009. The overall American record in the 100-yard butterfly was 46.26 at the time.  Dusing also finished as the top national prep swimmer in the 100-yard backstroke, making him a top-rated national recruit for university swim teams.<ref>"Prep Swimming National Record Set", ''The Star Press'', Muncie, Indiana, 23 February 1997</ref>  In the February, 1997 Kentucky High School State meet in Lexington, Kentucky, he swam a 48.07 for the 100-yard backstroke representing Covington Catholic winning the state title, but not setting a national record.  He was voted Male Outstanding competitor, and helped lead Covington Catholic to second place in the team standings for the meet.<ref>"Scoreboard, Swimming", ''The Messenger'', Madisonville, Kentucky, 23 February 1997, pg. 10</ref>  In High School, Dusing was a member of the Junior National Team.<ref name=Dusing/>

==University of Texas==
After High School, Dusing attended and swim for the [[University of Texas]] graduating around 2001, where he was managed and trained by Hall of Fame Coach [[Eddie Reese]], and was team Co-Captain in his Senior year. Reese led the Texas Longhorns swim team to the  NCAA team national championships in 2000, and 2001, with the help of swimmers of Dusing's caliber.<ref name=ishofprofile>{{cite web |url=http://www.ishof.org/honorees/2002/02ereese.html |title=Eddie Reese (USA) |website=ISHOF.org |publisher=[[International Swimming Hall of Fame]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217164237/http://www.ishof.org/honorees/2002/02ereese.html |archive-date=December 17, 2007 |access-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>  As a University of Texas competitor, Dusing would excel all 4 years, winning 11 NCAA titles in both relays and individual events, and was a member of NCAA championship teams in both 2000 and 2001.  He was an individual NCAA champion in the 200 IM where he set an NCAA record.  He was also an NCAA champion in the 200 back, and a member of nine NCAA championship relay teams while at Texas.<ref name=THOF>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsdhof.org/nate-dusing|title=Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame, Nate Dusing|website=tsdhof.org|access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref>  Dusing was also a Big 12 champion in the 200-meter butterfly all four years he attended University of Texas.<ref>"Wilcox-led Texas Men Lead Big 12", ''Austin American-Statesman'', Austin, Texas, 24 February 2012, page C2</ref>

==2000, 2004 Olympics==
Dusing represented the United States at two consecutive [[Summer Olympics]].  At the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in Sydney, Australia, he earned a silver medal by swimming for the second-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×200-meter freestyle relay.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://static.espn.go.com/oly/summer00/swimming/index.html |title=ESPN Sydney Swimming |access-date=2009-03-14 }}</ref>  The American team that swam in the finals and won the Silver had a combined time of 7:12.64 with Australia taking the gold.<ref name=Olympedia/>

Four years later, at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in Athens, Greece, he received a bronze medal by swimming for the third-place U.S. team in the preliminary heats of the men's 4×100-meter freestyle relay.  The American team that swam in the finals had a combined time of 3:14.62, with South Africa and the Netherlands taking first and second place respectively.<ref name=Olympedia/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040814153430/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/2004/schedules/117BySport.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 14, 2004 |title=2004 Olympic Games swimming results |access-date=2007-07-22 | work=CNN}}</ref>

The Men's Olympic coach for the 2000 Olympics was Mark Schubert with Dusing's UT Coach Eddie Reese as an Assistant Coach and the 2004 Olympic Head Coach was again Dusing's Coach at UT, Eddie Reese.<ref name=coaches>{{cite web|url=https://www.usaswimming.org/docs/default-source/eventsdocuments/rosters/olympics/olympic-coaches-historic.pdf|title=Historical U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Head Coaches (1924-present)|website=usaswimming.org|access-date=25 November 2024}}</ref>

==International competition==
Dusing captured six medals at the Pan Pacifics, taking a gold in the 1997 4x100 medley relay. He won three individual bronze medals at Pan Pacs, in the 100 butterfly in 1997, and in the 100 and 200-meter freestyles in 2002.<ref name=Olympedia/>

===World aquatic championships===
Dusing swam at the 2001, and 2003 World Championships, winning a full set of medals in freestyle relays. He won a gold in the 4x100 free relay at the 2004 World Short-Course Championships.<ref name=Olympedia>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/93851|title=Olympedia Bio, Nate Dusing|website=olympedia.org|access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref>  He was a member of gold medal-winning U.S. relay teams in the 4×100-meter freestyle at the [[2005 World Aquatics Championships]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/WC/Montreal_2005/results/sw.php |title=Montreal 2005 Results |access-date=2007-06-09 }}</ref> and the [[2004 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)|2004 World Short Course Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/events/SW/SWC(25m)/Indianapolis_2004/results/pdf/Results_2004_World_Short_Course_25m_Indianapolis.pdf |title=7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004 |access-date=2007-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926041704/http://www.fina.org/events/SW/SWC%2825m%29/Indianapolis_2004/results/pdf/Results_2004_World_Short_Course_25m_Indianapolis.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-26 }}</ref>

Nearing the end of his swimming career, Dusing swam a 50.18.8 for the 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. National Championships in August 2005 in Irvine, California in August, 2005<ref>"US National Championships", ''Honolulu Star Bulletin'', Honolulu, Hawaii, 5 August 2005, pg. 22</ref>

===Honors===
Dusing was named the 1997 USA High School Swimmer of the Year by ''Swimming World Magazine'' in August, 1997.  His High School, Covington Catholic, was ranked eighth in the nation that year.<ref name=THOF/><ref>"Kentucky Connections", ''Lexington Herald Leader'', 5 August 1997, Lexington, Kentucky, pg. 81</ref>

In March 1997, as a UT Sophomore, he was named the "Big 12 Swimmer of the Year" when he swam a 1:44.13 for the 200-yard butterfly, winning his second Big 12 individual championship, and qualifying for the NCAAs in three individual events and three relays.<ref>Goodwin, Mark, "Sophomore Dusing Leads Horns", ''Austin American Statesman'', Austin, Texas, 7 March 1999, page 34</ref>
 
He was inducted into the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame in 2024.<ref name=THOF/>

Dusing has worked in the medical device industry and resided in Dripping Springs, Texas, with his wife, Michelle Wickwire Dusing, a winner of a Soccer letter at the University of Texas. Dusing married Michelle around 2006, and the couple have two daughters.<ref name=THOF/>

==See also==
* [[List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)]]
* [[List of University of Texas at Austin alumni]]
* [[List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{web archive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522131232/http://www.usoc.org/26_22038.htm |title=Nate Dusing at the U.S. Olympic Team}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|nate-dusing}}
* {{SR/Olympics}}
* [https://www.tsdhof.org/nate-dusing Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame, Nate Dusin]

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